ADF International Belgium
Acronym: ADFI
General Information
Identification Code: 69403354038-78
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Entity Form: ASBL
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 8/20/2010
Last Update: 3/6/2024
EP Accredited Number: 4
Mission & Interests
Goals: ADF International is a faith-based legal advocacy organisation that protects fundamental freedoms and promotes the inherent dignity of all people.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Justice and fundamental rights
Levels of Interest:
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief;
EU Accession to the European Convention on Human Rights;
EU Guidelines on Freedom of expression online and offline;
EC Initiative to include Hate Speech & Hate Crime on the list of EU Crimes;
EC Initiative on Cross-border family situations- recognition of parenthood;
TFEU Article 17 Dialogue;
Interaction with the EP Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Religious Tolerance;
EP Report on Persecution of minorities on the ground of belief or religion;
EP Annual report on Human Rights and democracy in the world and the European Union's Policy on the matter;
EP Resolution on the risk of the death penalty and the execution of singer Yahaya Sharif-Aminu for blasphemy in Nigeria” (2023);
EP Resolution on India, the situation in Manipur” (2023);
EP Resolution on the recent attacks on Christmas Eve in Plateau State in Nigeria” (2024).
Communication Activities: Briefing events, submission of briefing papers
ADF International co-hosted events in the European Parliament:
"Genocide by Isis: Urgent need for International Action" on February 17 2016;
"Freedom of Conscience" on March 2 2016;
Book Launch "Never Again;
Legal responses to a broken promise in the Middle East" on June 29 2016;
Presentation on the ongoing genocide against Christians in Iraq on January 11 2017;
Briefing on "Hate Speech" at the European Parliament on October 19 2017;
Brussels ll Briefing at the European Parliament on February 27 2018;
MEP Briefing on "Religious Freedom" on June 20 2018;
MEP Briefing event on India on October 10 2018;
UDHR Event on November 28 2018, 10th anniversary of the EU Charter on June 19 2019.
Various campaigns on the promotion and protection of human rights and inherent dignity (e.g. ("Let us Worship", "End Forced Marriage").
Conference/Webinar "The Forgotten Christian Minorities in Myanmar" on September 28, 2021.
Conference "Freedom of Religion in Türkiye" on October 13, 2022.
Conference “Nigeria’s blasphemy laws – Death penalty for sharing a song?” on October 12, 2023.
MEP Briefing on Religious Freedom on October 25, 2023.
MEP Briefing on Human Dignity on January 9, 2024.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Freedom of religion and religious tolerance
Head Office
Address: Reisnerstrasse 40/3.OG
Post Code: 1030
City: Wien
Country: AUSTRIA
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EU Office
Address: Rue Guimard
Post Code: 1040
City: Bruxelles (Etterbeek)
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Complementary Information: The worldwide work of ADF International is funded by thousands of private donors in more than 60 countries – including within the EU. ADF International receives no funding from any governmental nor multilateral entity. The budget listed in March 2022 was the global budget of all ADF International operations worldwide. Thanks to the clarification provided by the Register’s Secretariat, the registration has been updated to indicate the most recent and relevant data pertaining to the budget of the registered entity in accordance with ANNEX II of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 May 2021.
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 2
Members: 5
Members F T E: 3.75
Info Members: all are employees
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: ADF International Belgium is affiliated with ADF International Austria (https://adfinternational.org/our-global-reach/) and Alliance Defending Freedom (www.adflegal.org). ADF International Belgium is conducting EU advocacy activities.
Organisation Members: N/A